The United States has designated the UK-based Palestine Action group as a 'specially designated global terrorist' organization and issued sanctions against it, citing support for 'an act of terrorism.' Palestine Action, set up in 2020, is appealing against a UK government ban that has led to thousands of arrests. Rights groups have criticised the ban, saying it criminalises dissent. The group's stated goal is to end 'global participation in Israel's genocidal and apartheid regime,' and it gained visibility after Israel's military campaign in Gaza following the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas.
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